Tri-Cities Airport to Tampa International PSC → TPA
2,040 nautical miles (2,348 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 110°, about 095° magnetic at the departure end (variation 15E). At 120 knots that is 13 h 31 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 31-knot tailwind), arriving about 8:29 pm EDT (00:29 UTC), after sunset at the destination. For planning, not a briefing: the legal preflight briefing comes from Flight Service (1-800-WX-BRIEF) or the FAA's own tools. Airlines fly this pair: 1 flights in the DOT's last twelve reported months, the route's page.
The route the straight line, the warnings crossed, restrictions, pilot reports and the airports along the way · click a mark for its words
Green, blue, red and purple airport dots are the flying conditions reported there now (VFR, marginal VFR, IFR, low IFR); grey means no report. Red areas are SIGMETs, orange areas AIRMETs, hatched red areas temporary flight restrictions. Map tiles: OpenFreeMap, data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Warnings the route crosses SIGMETs and AIRMETs whose area the line passes through or comes within 25 nm of
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the first 169 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 30 to 418 nm out.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 40 to 229 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 90 to 378 nm out.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 249 to 547 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 34,000 ft to 43,000 ft. Over the route from 547 to 747 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground). Over the route from 557 to 727 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 5W: strong surface winds (30 knots or more) (due to sustained surface winds greater than 30 knots). Over the route from 557 to 597 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 22,000 ft. Over the route from 577 to 687 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground). Over the route from 896 to 1304 nm out.
A SIGMET warns of weather hazardous to all aircraft; an AIRMET of weather that matters to small aircraft and to flying without instruments. "From 60 to 180 nm out" is measured along the route from PSC.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
Not fetched just now.
Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 08:00–15:00 UTC · at 120 knots true airspeed
The eastbound cruising heights for this course (VFR: odd thousands plus 500 ft; above 18,000 ft the forecast levels), with the wind averaged along the line from the 15 forecast points nearest it (LWS, DLN, PIH, LND, BFF, GLD, SLN, ICT, TUL, FSM, LIT, JAN, MGM, TLH, PIE). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.
| Height | Average wind | Head- or tailwind | Temperature | Ground speed | Time en route | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,500 ft | 260° at 16 kt | −11 kt | 131 kt | 15 h 34 min | 10:32 pm EDT (02:32 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 270° at 18 kt | −15 kt | 135 kt | 15 h 07 min | 10:05 pm EDT (02:05 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 260° at 14 kt | −11 kt | 10 °C | 131 kt | 15 h 34 min | 10:32 pm EDT (02:32 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 260° at 13 kt | −9 kt | 7 °C | 129 kt | 15 h 49 min | 10:47 pm EDT (02:47 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 250° at 15 kt | −9 kt | 4 °C | 129 kt | 15 h 49 min | 10:47 pm EDT (02:47 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 240° at 16 kt | −8 kt | 0 °C | 128 kt | 15 h 56 min | 10:54 pm EDT (02:54 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 240° at 17 kt | −8 kt | -5 °C | 128 kt | 15 h 56 min | 10:54 pm EDT (02:54 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 240° at 18 kt | −8 kt | -9 °C | 128 kt | 15 h 56 min | 10:54 pm EDT (02:54 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 240° at 19 kt | −8 kt | -10 °C | 128 kt | 15 h 56 min | 10:54 pm EDT (02:54 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 240° at 27 kt | −13 kt | -21 °C | 133 kt | 15 h 20 min | 10:18 pm EDT (02:18 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 260° at 37 kt | −28 kt | -31 °C | 148 kt | 13 h 47 min | 8:45 pm EDT (00:45 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 260° at 37 kt | −31 kt | -38 °C | 151 kt | 13 h 31 min | 8:29 pm EDT (00:29 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 260° at 33 kt | −28 kt | -48 °C | 148 kt | 13 h 47 min | 8:45 pm EDT (00:45 UTC) |
Based on data from the 12th at 06:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 12:00 UTC for use 08:00 to 15:00 UTC; temperatures above 24,000 ft are below zero. Heights are above sea level; a height is left out when the forecast has no wind for it over most of the line (the ground is higher). Ground speed is the airspeed less the headwind; the time en route is for the straight line and ignores climb, descent and routing around weather.
The forecast points as issued
| Point | From | 3,000 | 6,000 | 9,000 | 12,000 | 18,000 | 24,000 | 30,000 | 34,000 | 39,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LWS | used from 0 nm out; 66 nm from the line | L/V | 340/5 -3° | L/V -6° | 040/7 -10° | 100/23 -22° | 180/30 -31° | 190/11 -34° | 200/11 -36° | 220/23 -40° |
| DLN | used from 199 nm out; 71 nm from the line | 190/10 -4° | 220/23 -4° | 210/21 -18° | 210/43 -28° | 210/60 -33° | 210/72 -37° | 210/67 -44° | ||
| PIH | used from 348 nm out; 91 nm from the line | 070/8 | 150/19 1° | 180/32 -4° | 210/44 -17° | 210/37 -28° | 210/74 -31° | 220/68 -35° | 220/60 -43° | |
| LND | used from 398 nm out; 68 nm from the line | 240/10 3° | 240/30 0° | 220/42 -13° | 230/52 -23° | 220/54 -33° | 220/52 -36° | 220/53 -44° | ||
| BFF | used from 597 nm out; 105 nm from the line | 280/28 | 260/39 11° | 240/34 5° | 210/38 -11° | 210/52 -22° | 230/61 -31° | 230/61 -36° | 240/56 -45° | |
| GLD | used from 796 nm out; 60 nm from the line | 260/37 | 260/25 14° | 250/27 8° | 230/36 -8° | 230/49 -21° | 250/71 -30° | 260/82 -36° | 250/73 -48° | |
| SLN | used from 946 nm out; 83 nm from the line | 230/49 | 240/41 22° | 230/26 15° | 220/21 7° | 240/38 -8° | 240/44 -21° | 260/77 -29° | 270/70 -36° | 270/63 -48° |
| ICT | used from 1045 nm out; 27 nm from the line | 230/45 | 240/33 21° | 230/23 14° | 230/22 7° | 240/29 -7° | 240/36 -20° | 260/78 -29° | 270/69 -36° | 270/56 -49° |
| TUL | used from 1145 nm out; 56 nm from the line | 230/42 | 250/23 17° | 220/16 14° | 240/10 8° | 240/20 -6° | 260/28 -17° | 270/61 -29° | 280/52 -38° | 290/46 -50° |
| FSM | used from 1244 nm out; 50 nm from the line | 230/33 | 260/23 15° | 240/23 11° | 230/18 8° | 230/20 -8° | 250/31 -17° | 280/51 -30° | 280/52 -39° | 300/47 -51° |
| LIT | used from 1344 nm out; 33 nm from the line | 250/22 | 250/25 18° | 240/23 12° | 240/20 7° | 250/17 -6° | 260/25 -17° | 300/45 -29° | 300/49 -40° | 310/43 -51° |
| JAN | used from 1493 nm out; 80 nm from the line | 240/10 | 260/15 18° | 280/10 11° | 290/6 6° | 290/15 -5° | 300/15 -17° | 320/35 -30° | 330/38 -40° | 330/39 -51° |
| MGM | used from 1642 nm out; 80 nm from the line | 320/19 | 330/16 17° | 340/21 11° | 330/11 5° | 330/27 -6° | 330/21 -17° | 330/37 -32° | 340/44 -40° | 360/30 -52° |
| TLH | used from 1792 nm out; 71 nm from the line | 340/23 | 350/26 17° | 350/21 11° | 300/13 6° | 320/25 -6° | 340/35 -16° | 350/44 -32° | 360/51 -42° | 350/33 -52° |
| PIE | used from 1941 nm out; 72 nm from the line | 360/10 | 340/12 18° | 330/9 13° | 290/12 8° | 260/21 -7° | 280/18 -18° | 250/20 -33° | 250/26 -41° | 250/20 -51° |
The weather now: both ends and the airports along the way public airports with a weather report within 25 nm of the line, one for each stretch
| Airport | Where | Conditions | Wind | Visibility | Ceiling | Elevation | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSC Pasco, WA | departure | no report just now | 410 ft | ||||
| ALW Walla Walla, WA | 40 nm out, 4 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,194 ft | ||||
| JAC Jackson, WY | 388 nm out, 10 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 6,451 ft | ||||
| RIW Riverton, WY | 498 nm out, 7 nm north of the line | no report just now | 5,516 ft | ||||
| CYS Cheyenne, WY | 687 nm out, 19 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 6,159 ft | ||||
| ADT Atwood, KS | 876 nm out, 4 nm east of the line | no report just now | 2,990 ft | ||||
| HUT Hutchinson, KS | 1065 nm out, 7 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,542 ft | ||||
| ASG Springdale, AR | 1274 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,352 ft | ||||
| GWO Greenwood, MS | 1533 nm out, 4 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 162 ft | ||||
| ECP Panama City, FL | 1822 nm out, 8 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 68 ft | ||||
| BKV Brooksville, FL | 2021 nm out, 25 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 76 ft | ||||
| TPA Tampa, FL | destination | no report just now | 26 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 6,451 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At TPA when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 8:29 pm EDT (00:29 UTC)
TPA has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
No temporary flight restriction on or near this route right now.
Daylight
Sunset at PSC 6:13 pm PDT (01:13 UTC), at TPA 7:04 pm EDT (23:04 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:27 pm EDT (23:27 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at TPA is after sunset there (7:04 pm EDT (23:04 UTC)).
Each restriction opens the FAA's own page with the exact area, heights and times. Ordinary notices to air missions (closed runways, lights out) are not shown: the FAA's notice search is not open to sites like this one at this time.
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Sources: the Aviation Weather Center's data service (SIGMETs, AIRMETs, graphical AIRMETs, pilot reports, winds and temperatures aloft, observations and terminal forecasts), the National Weather Service radar, the Weather Prediction Center's charts, the FAA's temporary flight restriction list and shapes, and the FAA's airport file for the positions, elevations and magnetic variation. Fetched when the page is viewed and kept a few minutes. Each leg is the straight line between its two airports; airways, terrain and airspace are not considered. The airports in detail: Tri-Cities Airport, Tampa International.